🌱 How Millwood’s paper mill became America’s last newsprint producer

Good morning to you Millwood! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Millwood’s paper mill became America’s last newsprint producer

Also on today's calendar: Kam Patterson.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Sunshine and some clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 30 degrees.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 34.
• Sunday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 72 and low of 40 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• After NORPAC exits market, only 1 US newsprint mill remains (thenewstribune.com) — Millwood’s Inland Empire Paper mill is set to become the last remaining U.S. producer of newsprint-grade paper as a Longview mill exits the market May 1. The Spokane County facility supplies various newsprint products, underscoring Millwood’s growing importance to newspapers nationwide amid shrinking print runs and industry cutbacks.
   

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📸 Around Millwood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Millwood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Glaze It Up Pottery Presents: Pizza & Pottery (All Ages!)
  Market Street Pizza, 2721 N Market St, Spokane
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Kam Patterson
  Spokane Comedy Club , 315 W Sprague Ave , Spokane
  7:00 pm

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📣 Millwood Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Dance Tryouts - Main Gym
  Mt. Spokane High School Mead, WA 99021
  5:00 pm
• Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings
  Riverside Place , 1110 W Riverside Ave , Spokane
  6:30 pm
• Blake Braley
  Hamilton Studio , 1427 W Dean Ave , Spokane
  7:00 pm
• Candlelight - The Best of Hans Zimmer
  Riverside Place , 1110 W Riverside Ave , Spokane
  8:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• Feed Spokane Spring Spotlight Brunch
  Summit Church South Hill , 1801 E 29th Ave , Spokane
  11:00 am
• The Heritage of Greenaces
  Doris Morrison Learning Center (DMLC) , 1330 S Henry Rd , Greenacres
  1:00 pm
• Annual VCS Auction â An Evening of Aloha
  Valley Christian School , 10212 E. 9th Avenue , Spokane Valley
  5:00 pm
• Balboa Indian's Baseball Night
  Balboa Elementary , 602 N Havana St , Spokane Valley
  6:30 pm
• Jess Walter & Willy Vlautin
  Bing Crosby Theater , 901 W Sprague Ave , Spokane
  7:00 pm
• Dinner & a Show with Osprey Restaurant: TAKE 6
  Osprey Restaurant & Bar , 700 N Division St , Spokane
  7:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Spokane Valley

• 'Pure excitement': Spokane Valley elementary schooler with cerebral palsy and a passion for music featured in AT&T commercial (krem.com)
• Washington early learning grants bring new child care spaces to Spokane area (khq.com)
• Teen killed in Spokane Valley shooting (cheneyfreepress.com)

Spokane

• Downtown Spokane Partnership reports another increase in visitors to start the first quarter of 2026 (krem.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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